This is an insurgent-produced videotape captured during a raid on August 5, 2007, in Nahrawan, Iraq, about 20 miles due east of Baghdad. In the video, you will see insurgents setting up about 50 rocket launchers all aimed at American soldiers, and firing the rockets at American positions. Thirty four of the rocket launchers held Iranian 107mm rockets.
B-roll of Operation Tomahawk Strike 11, one in a series of raids targeting illegal militia activity. Scenes include U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers engaging insurgents from a high-rise in the Haifa Street area of Baghdad.
B-roll of service members executing a rescue mission for two Iraqi Policemen. Scenes include troops entering a house, recovering various disguises, locating the Iraqi hostages and moving them out of the house.
Apache helicopters engaging Anti-Iraqi Force (AIF) members known for firing tracer rounds at coalition forces. Scenes include insurgents fleeing the area and U.S. forces firing on their position. Produced by Task Force Marne Public Affairs Office.
Apache helicopter pilots engaging a boat of insurgents. Scenes include aerial shots of the boat and the boat being shot by the helicopter's 30mm cannon.
B-roll of Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment engaging insurgents in heavy fighting while clearing a neighborhood in Baqubah. Scenes includes Soldiers fighting in the streets and on rooftops, moving under cover of smoke and Apache helicopters flying overhead.
B-roll of a firefight on Haifa street in Baghdad. Scenes include U.S. Soldiers firing on insurgents, explosions in the neighborhood and close-ups of the Soldiers after the battle. Produced by Sgt. Holly Jensen.
B-Roll of Soldiers engaged in an operation against insurgents. Scenes include weapons firing, Soldiers conducting a cordon and search, insurgents being detained and night vision combat footage.
B-Roll of Soldiers honoring fallen comrades - SPC David Babineau, PFC Kristian Menchaca, and PFC Thomas Tucker - in a memorial ceremony celebrating their life. Scenes include shots of the memorial room, speeches by officers and friends, sermon by a Chaplain and Soldiers paying their individual respects.
B-roll of U.S. Soldiers on a bridge demolition mission. Scenes include the Soldiers arriving at the bridge location by helicopter, wiring the bridge for demolition and being picked by up helicopters after the bridge has blown. Produced by Pvt. Jon Cano.
B-roll of Soldiers conducting a night raid on suspected insurgents. Scenes include night vision footage of Soldiers being briefed, entering houses, and arresting suspects.
Video Location: Forward Operating Base Loyalty
Unit(s) Involved: 320th Field Artillery, 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA)
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B-roll of Stryker Soldiers searching for three U.S. Soldiers recently captured in Baghdad. Scenes include Soldiers searching homes, vehicles and fields in the Yusifiyah and Mahmudia area of Baghdad.
3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division singing along with the Toby Keith song "Beer For My Horses." Produced by GIF Productions and Grey Wolf Studios.
US Army Blackhawk pilot, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jerry Sartin, and his flight crew engaged a hostile enemy after another aircraft was shot down. Sartin received the Silver Star Award for his action on the battlefield. The video was produced by Sgt. Kelly Longbine.
5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd brigade Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conducting raids as part of Operation Ithaca. Scenes include Soldiers searching abandoned buildings, firing rifles, questioning suspicious citizens, rescuing hostages that had been tortured by Al Qaeda and putting people on helicopters.
A video interview with author David Drake on science fiction, military science fiction, and more. For more details, please see http://www.blackfive .net.
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